Anchor for decoys.



PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906.

H. H. TARTSGH ANCHOR FOR DEGOYS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE '1, 1905.

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Inventor Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT- orrron.

HENRY H. TARTSCH, OF MCCOOK, NEBRASKA.

' ANCHOR FOR DECOYS.

N 0. 814,097. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented March 6, 1906.Application filed Juno 7, 1905. Serial No. 264,195.

To all whom, it may concern: view of the additional weight used upon theBe it known that I, HENRY H. TARTSCH, a anchor.

citizen of the United States, residing at Mc-' Like characters ofreference designate cor- Cook, in the county of Redwillow and Stateresponding parts throughout the several of Nebraska, have invented a newand useful views. Anchor for Decoys, of which the following is In itspreferred embodiment my invention a specification. comprises a decoyhaving the usual integral My invention relates to decoys, and has forbody 1 of any desired conformation and here its object to facilitate theanchoring of the shown as the image of a duck.

Within the under side of the decoy-bod y is 1o decoy in the lace whereit is to be used.

' formed an externally-opening cavity 2, hav- It is Well own that toretain a decoy in operative position it often becomes necessary ing ashoulder 3 formed adjacent the opening. Through one side of thedecoy-body is formed.

to anchor it. With the means commonly in use the anchors become lost andthe cord a trunnion-receiving opening 4, extending 1 taut.

5 It is the object of my invention to providev an anchor which is alwayssecured to and carried by the decoy and always at hand when re uired.

20 further object of my invention is to pro-- vide a reel for Win theanchor, which, together with the woun cord, is inclosed wi thin thedecoy-body.

A further object of my invention is to pro-' 2 5 Vide ananchor-cord-winding reel which may be applied to the ordinary integralbody decoy without materially increasing the cost of production.

'A further ob'eet of my invention is to pro- 0 vide a decoy o the usualintegral body type,

in the under side of which an externallyopening cavity is formedporportioned to contain the anchor-cord reel. The anchor is pro ortionedto form a closure for the cavity and conforms substantially to thesurface of the decoy.

With these and other objects in view my present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts, as will be 0 hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out 1n the appended claims, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be ma continued toform the opening 5 in the opposite. wall of the cavity. An anchor 6 isso proportioned as to form a closure for the cavity 2 when resting onthe shoulder 3. The anchor 6 is retained within the cavity 2 and uponthe shoulder 3 by any approved means, as the undercut side 7, engagingthe beveled edge 8 of the anchor, and the lug 9, engaged within theopening 10 and secured by the latch .11.

On some occasions it is found desirable to use an anchor of greaterholding capacity, for which purpose an additional weight 12 is securedto anchor 6 in any approved manner, as by the dovetail groove 13, thesides of which engage the beveled edges 14 of the weight 12. The weight12 is proportioned to be placed Within the cavity 2 fortransportation.

Within the cavity 2 is rotatably mounted an anchor-cord-windin reel 15,having one trunnion 16 journaled 1n the opening 4 and provided with anangular shank 17, adapted to seat a key, as 18. The other end of thereel 15 is mounted upon the trunnion H), journaled in the opening 5, anda tension de- 9 5 vice is provided, as the spring 20, interposed betweenthe wall of the cavity and the disk 21 of the reel and encircling thetrunnion 19.

For the purpose of removing the ed 15 e without departing from thespirit or from and placing it in the decoy-body the loo sacrificing anyof the advantages of my inshaft is divided longitudinally to form the tisemicylindrical ortions 22 and 23 of equal In the drawings, Figure 1 isa vertical seclengths. To hoi d the portions 22 and 23 in tional viewof" an integral body decoy with operative relation, a sleeve 24 isdisposed 50 my improved anchor mounted therein. Fig. about thebifurcated portions. The disk 21 1o 5 2 1s a transverse sectional viewof the decoy. I is provided with an aperture 25, through Fig. 3 is adetail view of the anchor-cord reel which the shaft portion 22 may passduring in position for insertion into the decoy. the operation ofremoving or placing the reel. 4 is a view of the keyused to wind theanci'io'r- The shaft portion 22 is provided adjacent 55 cord upon thereel. Fig. 5 is a persp ctive I the shoulder 26 with a hole 27, and theexthrough and opening into the cavity 2 and 70 I I tremity of shaftportion 23 is provided with a notch 28, which when in .operativeposition registers with the hole 27. One end of a cord 28 is passedthrough notch 27 and hole 26 and sleeve 24 slidably passed. over thecord to retain the cord upon the shaft. The other end of the cord 28 issecured to the anchor 6, as by passing through the hole 29 and formmgknots 30, or in any approved manner.

The mounting and operation of my improved decoy-anchor are as follows:The sleeve 24 is slidably moved along the shaft toward the trunnion 16,and the shaft portion 22 is passed through the aperture 25, thusreducing the length of the reel. The spring 20 is next placed upon thetrunnion 19 andthe trunnion 1.6 passed through the opening 4. The reelis then extended to its full length and the trunnion 19 is placed withinthe opening 5, with the spring 20 bearing against the wall of the cavity5 and the disk 21 and the shaft portions 22 and 23 engaging at theirplane sides. The sleeve 24 is then slidably moved to embrace theportions 22 and 23 and retain them in operative relation.

The anchor-cord 28 .s then secured at one end to the anchor 6 and itsother end passed through the notch 27 and the hole 26 and the sleeveslidably moved to engage it. The key 18 is then seated upon the angularshank 17 and the reel 15 rotated to wind the cord 28 to allow thedesired length to remain without the decfij nd the eel '18 then held atthe desired adjustment by the tension-spring 20, l- 2? which the decoymay be set at the desired place and held by the anchor 6. Should thecurrent be swift or the wind high, additional anchor-weight may becomedesirable,

' in which case the weight 12 may be secured to the anchor 6.

When the decoy is to be transported, the weight 12 is placed within thecavity 2 and the cord 28 wound upon the reel 15, the anchor 6 closingthe opening and being retained in.position by the lip 7 and latch 11.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A decoyprovided with an opening, an anchor proportioned to serve as a closurefor the opening, a cord secured to the anchor and means within theopening for winding the cord.

2. A decoy provided with an opening, a winding-reel disposed within theopening, a cord wound upon thereel and an anchor secured-upon the cordand proportioned toclose the opening.

3. A decoy provided with an opening, a

winding-reel disposed within the opening, a cord wound upon the reel, ananchor secured upon the cord, means for operating the reel, and meansfor securing the anchor within the opening.

4. A decoy provided with a cavity opening externally upon the underside,an anchor proportioned to form a closure for the cavity, a cord securedto the anchor and means for winding the cord within the cavity.

5. A decoy provided with an aperture within the under side, an anchorproportioned to form a closure for the aperture and to conformsubstantially to the surface of the decoy, a winding-reel disposedwithin the. aperture, a cord wound upon said reel and secured to theanchor and a' tension device engaging the reel.

6-. A decoy provided with a cavity, an anchor, a weight proportioned tobe placed 'within the cavity, means for securing the weight upon theanchor, a cord securing the anchor to the decoy and means for varyingthe length of the .cord.

7. A decoy provided with a cavity, an anchor proportioned to form aclosure for the cavity, a cord securing the anchor to the decoy, aweight proportioned to be placed within the cavity and means forsecuring the weight to the anchor.

8. A decoy provided with a cavity, an anchor proportioned to form aclosure for the cavity, a winding-reel rotatably and horizontallymounted within the cavity and transversely of the decoy-body, a cordsecured at its opposite ends tothe anchor and the reel, means externallyof the decoy-body for winding the cord upon the reel and a tensiondevice engaging'the reel arranged to hold the reel at a desired rotaryadjustment.

9. An integral decoy-body provided with an externally-openinganchor-receiving cavity and a removable anchor-cord reel mounted withinthe cavity.

10. An integral decoy-body provided with a cavity opening externally inthe under side and a removable anchor-cord recl rotatably mounted withinthe cavity.

11. An integral decoy-body provided with a cavity opening externally inthe under side and a removable anchor-cord reel rotatably fro 12. Adecoy-body provided with a cavity, an anchorcordwinding reel rotatablymounted within said cavity, said reel having its cer tral shaft formedin separable sections ard held in operative relation by an encirciingsleeve. 1

13. In a decoy, an anchor-cordwir'rding reel mounted to rotate upon anaxial shaft the said shaft being divided longitudinally into separablesections and a retaining-sleeve encircling the shaft-sections.

14. .A decoy provided with a cavity, an anchor-cord-winding reelrotatably mounted within said cavity upon an axial shaft extendingtransversely of the decoy-body, the

said shaft being divided longitudinally into separable sections and aretaining-sleeve slioably encircling the shaft-sections.

15. A decoy provided with an externallychor, means externally of thedecoy for rotating the reel, a tension device engaging the reel andarranged to hold the reel at a predetermined rotary adjustment, a weightproportioned to be disposed within the cavity aild means for securingthe weight to the ane or.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY H. TARTSCH. Witnesses J. R. MoCARL, J. F. OORDEAL.

